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E. OLDENBUSCH.

EASEL FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7. I9l5.

Patented Aug. 1,1916.

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ERNEST OLDENBUSCI-I, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

EASEL-FRAME.

Application filed December 7 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST OLDENBUSCH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Easel-Frame, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to easel frames and particularly to the mounting or support therefor, and has for an object the provision of an improved arrangement which is simple and strongin its construction and which will provide a support which will allow the frame on the easel to be moved freely and if desired left in any adjusted position.

Another object in view is to provide a pivotal mounting for an easel and a picture frame, the structure being so interlocked as to allow a free pivotal movement of the frame within certain limits.

A still further object in view is to provide a journal or pivotal mounting for a frame on an easel in which part of the frame interlocks with part of the journal, whereby a strong simple structure is produced, the casing of the journal conforming to the general appearance of the frame so as to produce a pleasing effect in addition to the mechanical effect.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 is a perspective view of an easel embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the outer fixed casing with the locking tabs in a raised position; Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through the structure shown in Fig. 1, the same being approximately on line 3b; Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 3 on line M; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the bearing cap embodying certain features of the invention; Fig. (3 is a plan View of the casing shown in Fig. 2 before the parts have been bent to their operative position.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a base and 2 and 3 the arms of the easel, said arms being designed to support a frame 4-. Arms 2 and 3 may be made in any suitable manner and connected to base 1 in any suitable way, the upper ends thereof, however, extending into a bearing cap 5 as shown in Fig. 5, said bearing cap having an opening 6 for ac- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented An 1, 1916.

Serial No. 65,490.

commodating the ends of said arms. Suitable securing means, as for instance, solder 7 is provided for rigidly connecting cap 5 to the respective ends of arms 2 and 3. It will be observed that the cap is provided. with an annular wall 8 and a bottom 9 while the side opposite the bottom 9 is left open as the same faces the bottom of the casing 10. Casing 10 is provided with a bottom 11 and a side wall 12 which is cut away at 13, said cutaway portion determining the amount of swinging movement of the casing as the casing would strike arms 2 and 3, respectively. lVall 12 is provided with upstanding ears or lugs 14: and 15 which are bent over as shown in Fig. 1 after the hearing cap 5 has been placed in position, whereby the bearing cap cannot be removed but the casing 10 may move the thereover within the limits of the cutaway portion 13. The bottom 11 of casing 10 is provided with a cut-out portion or section 16 whereby a tongue 17 is produced, said tongue being forced between the pressed-out section 18 of the frame 1-, as shown more particularly in Figs. 2 and 3. A drop of solder 19 is also provided for preventing any accidental movement of the tongue with respect to the frame 1, whereby the casing 10 is locked on the frame, said locking means being solder 85 19 and tongue 17 together with the pressed out section 18.

By providing cap 5 and casing 10 as dc scribed, there will be produced a comparatively large bearing surface so that if the parts are made to produce a slight friction the frame 4 will remain in any position in which it is placed by reason of said friction. The frame 4: is made from metal, as more particularly shown in Fig. 3, while the casing 10 is also made from metal, the parts being preferably of the same kind of metal so that a nice appearing article will be produced while providing a mechanically strong pivotal mounting for the frame.

What I claim is:

1. A swivel-joint for a frame having a pressed-out section comprising a casing having a tongue interlocking with said pressedout section, means for connecting said 105 tongue and said pressed-out section rigidly together, and a bearing cap fitting in said casin 2. A swivel-joint for a frame comprising a bearing cap, a casing provided with a 1 overlapping ears, and a bearing cap adapted to be secured to said arm, said bearing cap fitting in said casing, the Wall of said casing being cut away for allowing the casing to move back and forth pivotally While said arm is in engagement with said cap.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERNEST OLDENBUSCH.

lV-itnesses ROBERT J. KEELER, NELSON H. STEWART.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C. 

